Ears get filled with sugary sweetness thanks to the lovely voice of Monali Thakur in Sawaar loon. Composed in a gorgeously minimal-earthy arrangements, the lilting melody gives perfect background for words of Amitabh Bhattacharya. Use of flutes and 'thaaps' reminds those works of Salil da. Easily the best of the album, that oozes 'Bongness'. Another such track is Monta Re (Oh my heart). Sung by Swanand Kirkire, the track is wonderfully crafted from each aspect. Add a fantastic, minute long conclusion, it transfers you directly to the land of Bengal. Both of these tracks perfectly set the mood for this movie with old world charm.

On the other hand, balance four tracks has contemporary sound, which at places reminds of Udaan. Of course, because the team is very much the same. Sung by Amitabh, Ankahee shines with wonderfully penned words dashed with sorrow, pain of incompleteness. Similar mood is throughout next three tracks. Led by piercing violins, Mohan and Amitabh's Shikayatein easily gives you goosebumps with that haunting signature tune. Dark Zinda is a string-heavy one where Amit does what he's best at - singing pathos. The last one - Manmarziyaan by Amitabh and Shilpa, is not something you have never heard (or maybe it will take time) nonetheless, a lovely track with brilliantly fused sounds of violins and strings and even Santoor !

Looking at the look of the film, Lootera has perfect sounds for the film. Even without any fusion, Amit Trivedi has created gems in form of Sawaar Loon and Monta Re. Wish other tracks, though they are top class, could've been of same genre. Still, this is one 'must hear' soundtrack, that shows how versatile AT can be.

Sung by Amit, the title track Ghanchakkar Babu starts off the album in a perfect note for this mad film. Fused with funny 'Chinese' sounding chorus and hilarious lyrics by Amitabh, the track is addiction. The wordy riot continues throughout other three tracks as well. Richa Sharma's lazy-casual tone in Lazy Lad, backed by 'womaniya chorus' portrays absolute fun caricature of the Ghanchakkar. Ditto with Jholu Ram. The best of the lot words it has. And whoa ! Altaf Raja singing the song ! Added bits of him in standard 'shayari' style are brilliant addition. Qawwali'squeAllah Meherbaan does work after a few listens. Sung by Divya Kumar, the track seems situational but still fun while playing it.

Ghanchakkar is one soundtrack that is totally dedicated to the context of the film. Not a single track can be seperated from the film that we can feel even without watching it. After Aiyyaa, this is another such album by Amit Trivedi. Definitely, we want more of such, keep them coming AT.

Updated: Contest ends on 30th May ! and new ways to participate. Read at the end of the post.

Sangeet mein hai aisi fuhaar, patjhad mein bhi jo laaye bahaar..(Music is a sweet rain, that turns autumn into spring)Sangeet mein hai Allah-o-Raam, Sangeet mein hai duniya tamaam..(Music has in it both Allah and Ram, Music is there, in all creations)

Stealing some words here, aptly put in a song from Mission Kashmir. What life, where music is not there, could be? Talking about me - life without music, is un-imaginable. Music is something I can not live without at all. Take away my books, social network, TV movies but - no, not the music. The precious little collection I have. Often I have nightmares about losing my music collection. Scary. Since childhood the collection has kept only increasing. Count in precious cassettes too. Even thought the fact is that my first ever beloved walkman is no more ;)

And then when I heard about the latest service by HP - Connected Music. This made me absolutely excited about how this can make my life easier. With ease of expanding music and much more possibilities. With a collection that you can only imagine. The portability that allows you to find search and play your favorite songs any where, everywhere. And whoa ! Its FREE for 1 full year ! (how I love this word !).

And one fine day, thanks to HP India, I had a chance to get my hands on a brand new dhinchak Windows 8 powered HP Envy X2 notebook. Calling it a 'sexy' notebook, would be an understatement.

Clear shining aluminum finish with sleek curves made me fall for it instantly. And, then, it was time for me to get flattered as I knew that this is 'actually' a 2-in-1 thing. Its a notebook as well as a Tablet. Drooool !! With butter smooth OS and touchscreen this makes browsing the music collection so easy like anything. Add 'beats audio' and fab battery life to it. This is a music lover's dream.

Talking about hp Connected Music service, this as I told earlier, is such a fantastic idea to keep a music lover like you and me - hooked to the sound of music. Among many features of the service - here are the major ones :

1) Over 1 million songs database. Yes, you read it right. 10,00,000..

2) All these collections, at just one click on the Connected Music app tile on home screen.

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5) 1 year unlimited downloads ! Jitna chaho, utna download karo. No one is stopping you (except your ISP, heh). Exclusively for Indian customers - hp has gifted this for 1 year from the purchase date of your notebook.

6) A collection that you will fall for. Yes - by tie-ups with Hungama and Universal Music, hp Connect Music makes it sure you are not left with any releases. Be it regional, classical, international or our very own Bollywood films. Click and and you have them all.

7) Trivia, latest news and much more info about your favorite artists. All, in one app.

8) Respect the artist you love. Say No to those pirate sites, because now you have them all at your fingertips.

10) Still here? Go and get your own hp notebook now !! Oh, wait - there is a special contest for you, up next.

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So, here is the big announcement.

one of you could be the lucky winner to win a free trip to the UK to see BON JOVI live !! Yes, my dear readers. HP brings you this great opportunity to see your favorite artist LIVE at UK !!!

And for that - you have to do nothing much.Here are the two ways to participate :
1) Tweet to hp's Twitter handle, @HPIndia describing what music means to you and mention #HPConnectedMusic hashtag. (Note that Tweets which do not mention the #HPConnectedMusic hashtag will be disqualified).
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Come'on, the contest is open till May 30th !! Winner will be announced on June 4. Also, don't forget to check out the official page of HP India on Facebook.

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Led by funky brass bands, Badtameez Dil is a total riot. Both on screen and off. Thanks to Benny Dayal's energy in vocals, aptly supported by Shefali Alvares. Equally rioting is next desi track - Balam Pichkari. This is that one thing that drags you from couch to the floor. Vishal and Shalmali are in top form playing totally desi holi. The high that those two songs gave, instantly goes down with next one - Dilliwali Girlfriend. A tiresome track where nothing works, despite of having fun, tricky lyrics.

Next Kabira has impressive line-up of vocals in two versions. First one, by Rekha Bhardwaj and Tochi Raina has a sound similar to Yaariyaan (Cocktail). Nice one, but the earthy version by Arijit and Harshdeep scores over the former one. (Man, Arijit - can make any song - sound good !). The sound of children chorus in Ilahi, makes it sound lovely. Brilliantly infused chorus in pacey strings, this one ends up as my most favorite number from the album. Both versions, by Arijit and Mohit, are perfect for those long journeys with wonderful lyrics by Amitabh. While the rest of the lot - having standard template that you have heard n times before. Subhanallah is nicely sung by Sreeram, but Salim-Suleiman kinda template makes it lacking that freshness. And (much anticipated, Madhuri Item Number !!) Ghagra is just right for some on-screen fun. Presence of Rekha Bhardwaj and Vishal Dadlani doesn't help much.

Pritam's score for this fun film, is definitely good if not 'overall' rocking. (but that expectation is out of place here). Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani is that colorful, live soundtrack that works with occasional glitch (3 tracks).